Malachi 3:10 is used by tithing teachers to promote "Christian tithing," yet...
WHAT MALACHI 3:10 IS SAYING AND WHAT MALACHI 3:10 IS NOT SAYING;
Malachi 3:10 - "Bring ye all the tithes into the storehouse, that there may be meat in mine house, and prove me now herewith, saith the LORD of hosts, if I will not open you the windows of heaven, and pour you out a blessing, that there shall not be room enough to receive it."
AS A MATTER OF FACT;
Malachi 3:10 is a commandment to the Levite priests of Israel who were direct descendants of Abraham, Isaac and Jacob, the Nation of Israel, (not the New Testament) to transport the tithe of the tithe (1/10 of the tithe) to the Temple storehouse under the Law of Moses
Malachi 3:10 is not a command to New Testament Christians commanding them to hand over ten percent of their money income to a church, minister or to anyone. Christians are not under the Law of Moses and have no commandment to tithe, and there is no benefit for tithing promised to a New Testament Christian, tithing is no longer valid or commanded.
Ref.;
1. Levite priests of Israel who were direct bloodline descendants of Abraham, Isaac and Jacob - Numbers 18:21, Malachi 1:1, Malachi 1:6, Malachi 2:1.
2. Tithe of the tithe to the Temple, not the whole tithe - Nehemiah 10:38, 39.
3. Under the Law of Moses - Malachi 3:7, Malachi 4:4, Hebrews 7:5.
4. Christians are not under the Law - Romans 6:14, Acts 15:24.
5. No command to tithe - Hebrews 7:18, Acts 15:24.
6. No benefit for tithing promised to a New Testament Christian, tithing no longer valid or commanded - Hebrews 7:18, Philippians 3:7-14, Acts 15:24.
7. The tithe to be brought to the Temple storehouse was agricultural items, never money - Leviticus 27:30, Leviticus 27:32.
8. The Nation of Israel, priests thereof (not the New Testament) to transport the tithe of the tithe to the Temple storehouse - Malachi 3:9, Nehemiah 10:38.
MALACHI 3:10 DOES NOT INSTRUCT "CHRISTIAN TITHING."
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